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The Bush Administration released a so-called "authentic" videotape of Osama bin Laden confessing to being responsible for the 911 attacks. The video, which was supposedly shot on November 9, 2001, had one minor flaw: THEY USED THE FAKE OSAMA!

Now, “by sheer coincidence”, former New Jersey governor Thomas Kean, the man chosen by President Bush to lead the 9/11 commission also has business ties with bin Mahfouz and Al-Amoudi.

Now you would think that being a business partner of the brother in law and alleged financier of “Enemy No. 1” would also be considered a bona fide “conflict of interest”, particularly when your mandate --as part of the 9/11 Commission's work-- is to investigate “Enemy No. 1”.

Freedom Summer is a mobilization of the Palestinian people for justice, rights and freedom. Like the Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa, Freedom Summer will utilize nonviolent direct action strategies to overcome oppression.

As part of the global social movement, which has been taking place since Seattle ‘99, days of Social Action have been organised in Guadalajara, Mexico, with reference to the III ALCUE (Latin American, Caribbean and European Union)summit , taking place at the centre of this city. The days of action have consisted of a series of forums and workshops where people look for alternatives to neoliberal policies, as well as organising cultural activities and street celebrations.

On May 27, public gas and electricity workers stormed Paris in protest against the French government´s draft legislation to amend the statute that created the country´s nationalized energy producer in 1946. The amendment would open the national producer to private capital investment, a move that critics are denouncing as a step towards the privatization of France´s electricity.

Lori Haigh, a North Beach district gallery owner, bears a black eye delivered by an unknown assailant who apparently objected to the painting that depicts US soldiers torturing Iraqi prisoners, San Francisco, Calif.

We have recently learned that a liason exists between the very Intelligence unit, the 205th Military Brigade, responsible for the torture, rape and murder of iraqi prisoners and Germany Intelligence Units.

7 carrier strike groups - half the entire US carrier fleet - are headed out to sea from Norfolk and San Diego, destination unknown.

the official cover story: it is a two month long "readiness exercise . . . part of the Navy's new Fleet Response Plan, which was developed to train naval forces for quick response to crises and in support of national interests." With 7 carrier groups (including an amphibious Expeditionary Strike Group from San Diego). And nobody is to know where they are going.

The star-spangled Blood-And-Glory fantasy painted at the military's posthumous award ceremony for Pat Tillman has been exposed as a complete fabrication by the Afghan commander who was part of the joint U.S.-Afghan operation.

El Dia de los Maestros, May 15, 2004, the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educacion (SNTE) took up the streets and went on strike (el paro). Over 35, 000 Oaxacan public school teachers decided to go on strike to demand social, educational and economic reforms from the Mexican government. They are also demanding follow through on past promises (sounds familiar, doesn´t it?) Everywhere we turn, there are hundreds of people, of all ages, on the main streets of Oaxaca city, taking a stand against the privatization of education and social services.

A global fusion of all nations, respecting all faiths and gender. Lasting peace in a flexible and viable global solution, leaving domestic problems to those who know what they are talking about. Giving this world of ours a second chance. Humanity will save the day, not a deity.

In an extraordinary sealed case, the American Civil Liberties Union has challenged the FBI’s unchecked authority to issue “National Security Letters” (NSLs), which demand sensitive customer records from Internet Service Providers and other businesses without judicial oversight.

Gent, Belgium, May 28 2004 - The sun is blazing near one of the main railway stations in Belgium. A bride and groom sit still on a chair with red stained blood running down their white face. They are death. Thirty corpses with white masks wrapped in blankets lay around the just-married couple. Many travellers at the Gent railway station know immediately that this street-theatre is referring to the innocent Iraqi civilians killed during a wedding party by the occupying U.S. forces in Iraq during the night of May 19th 2004.